Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-04-28
THE NEWS.

The Newaygo Mich } Furniture COM
paDy has been closed by creditors.
Major Pratt committed suicide near
Pastaskala, o, by taking morphine.
Another high license bill has been
introduced into the New York legis'
lature.
Two more deputy recorders have been
sent to Jail at st. Louis for election
frauds.
The National Academy of Science,
was in session, last week, at Washing
ton, ID c.
Near Pikeville, N C. Taylor East man
and his son we're killed by lightning
last week.
John Blair. feeble old man, was
burned to death while burning logs, near
Vicksburg, Mich.
Major John E Blaine. brother of Hon
James G Blaine. died on Thursday, at
Hot Springs, Ark.
John Hastings, of Louisville. is af>
hicted with leprOsy. He contracted the
disease in Honolulu.
The Ohio society of New York gave
its second annual banquet at Delmo-
nico's Thursday night.
Hhe vote for senator in the Florida
legislature Thursday WAS distributed
among thirty two names.
1t seems certain that the West Vir-
ginia legislature will try to elect
senator before adjournment.
Richard Jaay is trying the new treat>
ment for consumption at Terre Haute,
Ind, and with great success.
A bill for total prohibition was de-
feated in New fouDdland by the vote of
the Speaker of the Assembly.
Mayor John A Roche, formerly as
sumcd his duties rs Mayor of Chicago
Tuesday morning, of last week.
Simon Gerard, aged 60 years, is under
arrest at Xenia for the killing of James
Zeiner, at Bowersville, O., last August.
Alexander Mitchell. president of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail
ROAD, died in New York on Tuesday, OF
last week.
Jennie Bowman was brutally and
fatally beaten by house-breaker IL II
Lo ouisviIle residence in which she WAS
employed.
Mayor Kelly, of Sprin Rfleld, o, noti
fed the John l.. Sullivan combination
that they will not be allowed to show
in that city.
A bold burglar relieved James Holme>
of Fairland, Ind, of his pants, while h.
was asleep, in the pocket of which was
$40O III cash.
Three officers of the Japanese army
are in New York. They we're senl
abroad to study the army tao les IT diff
ferent nations.
Governor Foraker has appointed w
B Smith, E Curt Williams and sol =
Kineon, trustees 10 build the Hamilton
county armory.
Queen Kapiloani, of the HaWiian
Kingdom, has arrived in San Francisco
on her way to England TO attend The
Queens jubilee.
Proctor & Gamble, the well>known
soap manufacturers, Of Cincinnati, have
NOluUIhIlly d&icou W ouniC IuCll PiOule
with their employees.
Services 10 memory of the late Presi-
dent Arthur were held in the Assembly
Chamber at Albany, n. T., Wednesday
evening of last week.
The death sentence of Jefferson Bowl
ing. in Jail at Columbus. will probably
be commuted to Imprisonment for life
by Governor Foraker.
George W Childs has been appointed
by the President one of the Board of
Visitors to the Military Academy al
West Point. He will accept.
The steamer City of Sidney arrived
in San Francisco Thursday with $50.
900 trade dollars from China. The last
Chinese steamer brought 2T0,000.
Joe Shelton, a lunatic confined in the
county jail at Nieholasville. Ky, killed
Sam Million, convict, with piece of
wood. This is Shelton's third murder.
The trottipg stallion Ambassador
(2:2D has been sold by Harrison Walker,
of Upper Sandusky, o., to S A Browne
& Co., of kalamazoo, Mich, for $4,000.
Wood Lopeman killed James Frank
lin about eight miles from Chanute. Kas.
cattle had strayed into
Frabklin's pasture, aid quarrel en-
sued.
"Old Spot" the horse which General
rode in his famous eXpedi>
tions during the war, died at Decker
town, n. j., few days ago. He was
80 years old.
The President has appointed SigOur>
ney Butler, of Boston, to be Second
of the treasury, to succeed
udge Maynard, promoted to the assists
ant Secretaryship of the treasury.
The election in the consolidated city
Of Springfield, Mo-, yesterday, resulted
in an overwhelming victory for the Re
publiran party. J A Atkison. the Re-
publican candidate for Mayor, carried
every ward.
The Jury in the case of Brakeman
Harry Schwartz and Newton Watt, on
trial at Morris, Ill, for the murder of
Express Messenger Kellogg Nichols, on
a Rock Island train.a year ago, returned
A verdict Of murder and sentencing
them to life imprisonment.
A few days ago the Toledo, Ann Ar
bor and North Michigan Railroad called
in iIs Legislative passes. There was
some grumbling and limiting about l0w>
sring passenger tariff among the mem
Ders of the Michigan Legislature, and
Wednesday the passes were returned.
Representatives of the leading news
papers Of the Missouri Valley and the =
Southwest met In Kansas City, and re-
solved to deal with railroads hereafter
ss with other business interests, paying
Tor all they get. and charging regular
-ates for time tables and other business